Any LBS discounting 07' FS bikes?

I have a relative coming over from Australia at the end of the month and he wants to buy a new bike to take back. Most likely something around the 120-140mm travel mark for $1500 give or take. Size will be a 19 or 20"

I know that's a pretty tight budget for a bike with a decent fork, shock and brakes so I was hoping to get something on close out. Anyone notice something at their LBS that fits that description?

We'll probably checkout all the usual Denver suspects (performance, wheatridge, westside, REI, mojo, denverspoke etc). Since he's coming for a skiing holiday, he'll only be in Denver for a day, so any leads would be much appreciated.

Close out 07 bikes

Lee's Cyclery on Harmony in Fort Collins has 2 Gary Fisher Hi Fi bikes that where both ridden lightly as demos for sale in and above that price range. One is a HiFi Pro and the other I think is a HiFi Deluxe. call and ask for Heath or Nigel Saturday or Sunday.

Golden Bike Shop has a bunch of last year's bikes in the house. I know they have quite a few Kona's they are looking to move that should be around your price range and are decent rigs for the price. They also have a Med. Intense 5.5 demo for sale. Nice guys, tell them Kevin sent you.

Steve, can't believe after you ride a Reign that you wouldn't know and be looking mainly at the GIANTs for a price to parts bike. I think you could pick up a '07 Reign3 or maybe a Trance3 for that price. Not sure about the TranceX's as I thought they were actually early for '08. If he could get TranceX for around that price it's get him rolling on a good quality frame worthy of upgrades later on. You do remember that people are putting 130mm+ forks on the normal Trances right

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I think Randall Scott cycles in Boulder are running a 07 closeout. You would be looking at an Iron Horse MKIII.

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Thanks MK, I'll give them a call tomorrow and see what they've got.

Originally Posted by Happy Ending

Golden Bike Shop has a bunch of last year's bikes in the house. I know they have quite a few Kona's they are looking to move that should be around your price range and are decent rigs for the price. They also have a Med. Intense 5.5 demo for sale. Nice guys, tell them Kevin sent you.

Thanks, I checked them out today and they have a nice Kona Dawg in a 19" for a good price.

Originally Posted by honkinunit

The Performance at 88th and Wadsworth had some sweet deals on Iron Horse and Rocky Mountain last time I was there.

Although I must say, their stock has gone way downhill since they were Supergo.

I'm with you 100% on the supergo thing. I went their yesterday hoping to find something, but they just had a bunch of so-so bikes in the 5" travel range.

Originally Posted by LyNx

Steve, can't believe after you ride a Reign that you wouldn't know and be looking mainly at the GIANTs for a price to parts bike. I think you could pick up a '07 Reign3 or maybe a Trance3 for that price. Not sure about the TranceX's as I thought they were actually early for '08. If he could get TranceX for around that price it's get him rolling on a good quality frame worthy of upgrades later on. You do remember that people are putting 130mm+ forks on the normal Trances right

I think the Reign is too much bike and the 07' Trances are not enough (4" of travel). The 08' Trance X is pretty sweet for the $. I like the fact that it has a coil fork and a 180mm rotor up front.

However this guys is around 200lb, so I think he'd really benefit from a TA fork. Unfortunately at this price point it isn't going to happen. The Cannondale with the 140mm TPC lefty is probably going to be a stiffer fork than anything from fox with 32mm stanchions. I also like the two HA settings (69/67) on the cannondale frame. I seriously doubt he's going to upgrade anything on the bike, so I have to look at the overall package.

Well if you can score a C'dale Prophet for around that coin with a decent spec it sounds like it would do him fine. Still think the Lefty's look weird, but they are a good product and stiff. Still like my Maestro/CVA suspension though, maybe if you find a local shop you could see about maybe doing a fork swap for a bit more and they keep the OEM fork.

Originally Posted by Steve71

I think the Reign is too much bike and the 07' Trances are not enough (4" of travel). The 08' Trance X is pretty sweet for the $. I like the fact that it has a coil fork and a 180mm rotor up front.

However this guys is around 200lb, so I think he'd really benefit from a TA fork. Unfortunately at this price point it isn't going to happen. The Cannondale with the 140mm TPC lefty is probably going to be a stiffer fork than anything from fox with 32mm stanchions. I also like the two HA settings (69/67) on the cannondale frame. I seriously doubt he's going to upgrade anything on the bike, so I have to look at the overall package.

It's a shame 2k bikes ain't speced with TA forks.

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